The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-10


,..ars sone resemblance 30 that part OF SCUM
...,i.a south the Colombian states IN
-, snd has "a .yer system somewhat IKE
thai Of South America, but with Tue "'u'''o"
~ rivers on the west coast as Wen a. Oh 'ne
oas, India has 400 miles OF sea coast Is
.I,ont 900 miles long and 200 miles brohh'
1, may. therefore, be- compared 10 an Tue
a,,,,,,rv between Denver and Boston and be
go, Duluth and New Orleans. IL has W.
onpnpO OF inhabitants, end the BRUSH are
.x,e,diug rather than restricting 1t, ana
80 recently annexed Burnah, which Is
.,,puoSel % afford them an overland coiilec-
ton with China.
To explain all Of this country III us great
..,,,,,..y ~ siaies would transcend both my
snaoe and your memory, but we may coinpre-
hsnd the way the British have mastered the
government Of this region the more easily
They have a governor general VINO repre-
sents the queen, and he gets a salary OF sl%1'-
90 year. or two years and a hat 81 Inc
salary Of the president Of the United states
Besides. he has "A large allowance ~ having
no newspaper press % bark at him In the
British cabinet he is called the secretary OF
state for India, and he has council around
him Of fifteen persons, Of whom the larger
nortion have been ten years living IN India.
II i needless 10 say that they are all BRITISH
yvery councillor stays in Office ten years.
The laws for all India are made by the gov
ernor general, who lives out IN that country
most of the time, and has his own council,
and he appoints the governors Of the other
states. except Madras and Bombay, which
are 80 important that the English politicians
have gobbled up their lieutenant governor
ships
The governor general is a close corporation.
He lives AT Calcutta, and has only SIX men IN
his council. and the sixth man Is the com
mander Of the British army IN India. The
British keep out there more than 6)OpO men
~ british birth and race in arms, besides $780,,
op0 soldiers recruited from the people OF
India The British do not cOuntenance in any
WAY interference with their government 10y
self appointed censors or critics or agitators
Having taken possession Of India TO do the
most good for Great Britain, they have tx
tended 10 that country nothing but justice,
lint they have not given 70 1t liberty in the
Jeffersomian sense Of making every man the
tribunal for his own grievance. The British
government is stern, and particularly stern
with the high native princes. compelling
them TO come up with their taxation and
revenue The chief advantage the British
have over the great hOrdes Of India Is III this
uniform Justice which they make a portion
Of their policy, which Is so much superior TO
native Justice that the natives do not desire
10 return 10 the despOtic condition Of their
forefathers Besides. the British are stern
military rulers, and have no sentiment in
favor of disorderly persons
You might ask the question and easily
answer il, as to what official was the most
important in each Of the British districts Of
India. OF course lie is the collector. In
order that be shall collect well be is also a
magistrate. He has from 5OO,O 900 10 1900
900 Of people under him, and bis powers are
absolute He holds tribunal and admins
tiers sentences while he EFFORTS money. He
has little band Of deputies and assistants
around him, both British and native Sub0r
dinate 70 him is a district judge who hears
what few appeals are permitted. At the
great cities are special tribunals TO hear ap-
peals, but not many appeals from the natives
The British population in hdia, which is
merely Of the mercantile class existing there
for the purpose of saving riches, looks with a
stern eye upon the government Of their own
people, and has refused OH occasion TO carry
into existence laws passed in the Gladstonian
spirit Of sentiment and equality. To this day
a Briton in India belongs TO the highest caste
in every respect; he will not submit to be
Judged by judges made of the native people
II his government undertakes 10 compel him
20 acquescence in It's sentimental laws he does
ike the Spanish volunteers in Cuba-threat-
ems 10 revolutionize India itself, and make Of
it another Australia or Canada.
Nearly 100000 600 Of people in India have
been subjected 10 "A small foreign domination
for about two centuries Noman having any
human interest in any other man Of different
caste, the foreigner has insinusted himself be
tween these castles and has got the nation
down and is tearing out it, pocket book.
Like the more favored nations, the people Of
India live in towns and villages, and this basis
Of town government has survived all sorts Of
revolutions. Local self government has never
been taken away from the people, who still
keep up their police, have judges Of the peace,
repair the roads and maintain worship. The
people work very hard with most inferior I'M
plements, and that is why they have never yet
done much with the United States, which
works with both it's brain and its hands
India has long maintained a great com
merce, because its products are IN use by all
the favored nations Our opium eaters and
morphine folks look to India for supplies.
Coffee and rice stand high in the category.
They are now developing both in the fields OF
wheat and cotton India, indeed, sends out
the raw material and the food 70 the British,
who return their manufactures 10 IT, They
give them S5j 600 worth of cotton goods
every year; 100000 worth OF machinery;
100000 worth Of iron goods, S6,OOOOOO
worth Of wines and liquors; 500, 900 900 worth
Of gold and silver made up.-"Gath' in Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Chinese on Ferryboat
The Cinnamon always take the ladies' cabin